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Honoring the Brooklyn Dodger players alive as of January 12, 2012
For the last three years I’ve been maintaining this list keeping track of our old Brooklyn Dodgers. When I did last year’s post http://crzblue.mlblogs.com/2011/01/09/honoring-the-brooklyn-dodger-players-alive-as-of-january-10th-2011/ on January 10, it started with a video of Duke Snider in the game show “What is my Line” Sad that in 2011, we lost nine of these players including the Duke.
We have 44 surviving Brooklyn Dodger Players. Let’s see how the list look using WordPress. Before I had trouble copying an Excell worsheet into my blog.
| Name | Birthplace. Other info | Born |
| Mike Sandlock | Old Greenwich, CT. Golfer | 10/17/1915 |
| Ray Hathaway | Grinville, OH. Minor league manager | 10/13/1916 |
| Lee Pfund | ILL. His son was manager of Miami Heats | 10/10/1919 |
| Luis Olmo | Puerto Rico. Played for Mexico and Cuba | 10/11/1919 |
| Boyd Bartley | Chicago. Played in nine games in 1949 | 2/11/1920 |
| Jean-Pierre Roy | Canada. Commentator for the Expos | 6/26/1920 |
| Pat McGlothin | Coalfield, TN. Ezra Mac was a pitcher | 10/20/1920 |
| Andy Pafko | Boiceville, IL. Lives in Mount Prospect, IL | 2/25/1921 |
| Marv Rackley | Seneca, SC. Left fielder. Debut: April 15, 1947. | 7/25/1921 |
| Chuck Kress | Philadelphia. Lefty first baseman. | 12/9/1921 |
| Eddie Basinski | Buffalo, NY. Nickname: The Fiddler, Bazzoka | 11/4/1922 |
| Don Lund | Detroit, Mi. Part time Outfielder in 1945, 1947 | 5/18/1923 |
| Tim Thompson | Coalport, PA. Full name: Charles Lemoine Thompson. | 3/1/1924 |
| George Shuba | Youngstown, OH. Nickname: shotgun. | 12/13/1924 |
| Ed Stevens | Gavelston, TX. Coach for the Padres in 1981 | 1/12/1925 |
| Johnny Rutherford | Ontario, CN. Pitcher. Nickname: Doc | 5/5/1925 |
| Wayne Terwilliger | Clare, Mi. Coach under Ted Williams | 6/27/1925 |
| Chris Haughey | Astoria, NY. Pitcher. Appeared in one game at 18 | 10/3/1925 |
| Ralph Branca | Mount Vernon, NY. http://ww.ralphbranca.com | 1/6/1926 |
| Bob Borkowski | Dayton, OH. Traded for Joe Black | 1/27/1926 |
| Randy Jackson | Little Rock, AR. Nickname: “Handsome Ransom” | 2/10/1926 |
| Dick Teed | Springfield, MA. One at bat in 1953 | 3/8/1926 |
| Don Newcombe | Madison, NJ. Still working for the Dodgers | 6/14/1926 |
| Bobby Morgan | Oklahoma city. Infielder for the Dodgers | 6/29/1926 |
| Charlie Osgood | Sommerville, MA appeared in one game at 17 | 11/23/1926 |
| Carl Erskine | Anderson, IN http://www.carlerskine.com/ | 12/13/1926 |
| Preston Ward | Columbia, MO. APF Cubs, Indians, Pirates & A. | 7/24/1927 |
| Rocky Bridges | Refugio, TX. Infielder, coach & minor league mgr | 8/7/1927 |
| Tommy Lasorda | Norristown, PA. HOF. 61 years with the Dodgers | 9/22/1927 |
| Tommy Brown | Brooklyn, NY. Also played for Phillies & Cubs | 12/6/1927 |
| Joe Landrum | Columbia, SC. Pitcher. Given name: Joseph Butler | 12/13/1928 |
| Joe Pignatano | Brooklyn, NY. Catcher and coach | 8/4/1929 |
| Roger Craig | Durham, NC. Pitcher, coach and manager | 2/17/1930 |
| Ron Negray | Akron, OH. Also played for the Phillies | 2/26/1930 |
| Glenn Mickens | Wilman, CA Afterwards became coach for UCLA | 7/26/1930 |
| Don Zimmer | Cincinnati, OH. Currently working for the Rays | 1/17/1931 |
| Ed Roebuck | East Millboro, PA. relief pitcher and scout | 7/3/1931 |
| Fred Kipp | Iqua, KS. Also pitched for the Yankees | 10/1/1931 |
| Chico Fernandez | Cuba. SS. APF Phillies, Tigers and Mets | 3/2/1932 |
| Jim Gentile | San Francisco, CA. Hitting coach for Flyers | 6/3/1934 |
| Don Demeter | Oklahoma City. CF. Now a Baptist minister | 6/25/1935 |
| Sandy Koufax | Brooklyn, NY. HOF Greatest Lefthander Pitcher | 12/30/1935 |
| Bob Aspromonte | Brooklyn, NY. Resides in Houston, TX | 6/19/1938 |
| Rod Miller | Portland, OR. He played in one game in 1957 | 1/16/1940 |
Here is to you guys! May you have a healthy happy 2012 from the oldest Mike Sandlock at 96 to the youngest Rod Miller turning 72 on January 16th. This Dodger fan salute you all!
2011 Cy Young Award Winner: Dodgers Clayton Kershaw
I have not created a new post since November 2nd when I posted about our three Dodgers -Matt Kemp, Andre Ethier and Clayton Kershaw winning Gold gloves.
What a happy day in Los Angeles yesterday when it was announced that Clayton Kershaw had won the NL Cy Young Award! I was anxiously waiting for the results on Thursday. I was busy with a Webinar at work with phone and computer busy but I was keeping an eye on my droid. Sure enough it started beeping with the good news. But in addition to the good news there was an email from the Dodgers inviting us season ticket holders to attend the conference on the field of Dodger Stadium. What was I to do when I had taken the train to work and I was still in the middle of the webinar? Good thing it ended promptly at noon and there were no further questions.
the email said the conference was to start promptly at 1:30 p.m and that fans could start arriving at 12:30 p.m. I called to see if the company car was available. I was lucky! It was available! I then headed to see my boss and told him I had an emergency and had to leave but would be back later on.
What a great day being back at Dodger Stadium! Clayton Kershaw was there with his wife Ellen. Matt Kemp and James Loney were also there. Maury Wills was also there. Prior CY Young award winners Don Newcombe & Fernando Valenzuela were also there. Dodgers who have won the Cy Young: Don Newcombe (1986) Don Drysdale (1962), Sandy Koufax (1963, ’65. ’66), Mike Marshall (1974), Fernando Valenzuel (1981), Orel Hershiser (1988), Eric Gagne (2003) and Clayton Kershaw (2011).
Congratulations Clayton Kershaw!
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World Series Game 6, 2011 & 1981
What a game! The Redbirds were on oxygen about to expire when they came back alive! They fought back deficits of 1-0, 3-2 4-3, 7 -4 and 9-7. This game had everything! I really thought Texas had won it when the score was 7-4 in the seventh but the Redbirds went on to win it in the 11th with a final score of 10-9! What a game 6! Bring on Game 7!
How about a caption?
I was watching the World Series game in Spanish on FOX Deportes with Manny Mota as color analyst. When the game ended, they switched to Soccer so I switched the channel only to find that ESPN Classics was showing game 6th of the 1981 World Series! What a treat for me! I had forgotten that Howard Cosell broadcasted the game. The guys in the booth could not make up their mind who the World Series MVP was going to be. They were saying “Ron Cey” Then they were saying Pedro Guerrero. Finally they said both Cey & Guerrero. As we know there were three MVPs with Cey, Guerrero & Yeager. It was nice and sad to see Steve Howe on the mound. Steve had a cocaine problem. He was given so many opportunities by the Dodgers.
Who is that person next to Pedro Guerrero?
(Cardinal picture: Ezra shaw/getty Images. Pedro Guerrero picture from mblblogsbuzzblogs.files, 1981 MVP’s: Halloffamesports.com
Spring Training 2011 Camelback Ranch Pictures. Part One.
On Sunday February 27th, Camelback was opened around 10:30 A.M. Usually they open at 9 AM.
When we went in the boys were exercising
I ran into Jose Mota of the Angels talking to his dad Manny Mota of the Dodgers. Jose was on the outside of the fence.
Camelback Ranch Scoreboard advertising the Dodgers against the Angels
Emma, Margie, Lorena & Roberto of VinScullyismyhomeboy prior to the game
I spotted Mike Scioscia signing autographs so I headed to the visitor’s dugout. He signed my Union 76 giveaway pictures from back in his playing days.
Jason: It was great that you got to serve as the bat boy!
Andre Ethier!
As bat boy Jason was getting back to the dugout after giving the umpire some baseballs we yelled “LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE BAT BOY!” Jason turned around and waived. Some fans behind the Dodger dugout turned to see who was yelling that.
After the game with another lemonade wtih watermelon flavor for the road.
“Lemonade, lemonade, just like grandma used to make!” Yum yum! Also try the Island noodles with vegetables and Teriyaki Chicken.
Dodgers defeated the Angels 5-0. We spotted Efrain with this t-shirt. Here is the front
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Here is the back of Efrain’s shirt:
We had a great first day.
next post: Spring Training 2011 Pictures, Part Two
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